Pope Francis: ‘Europe must be federal’
Pope Francis reportedly said Europe 'will no longer count for anything in the world' if it does not federalize
Jul 12, 2017
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has reportedly said that Europe “must become a federal community or it will no longer count for anything in the world”.
His comments were apparently made in an interview with Eugenio Scalfari, the 93-year-old La Repubblica journalist who does not record interviews or take notes.
Scalfari writes that he told Pope Francis that Europe must become a federal state if it is to deal with the ongoing migrant crisis, to which the Pope responded, “True, I have repeatedly raised this.”
Pope Francis then continued, “The countries [of Europe] will act if they recognise one truth: either Europe becomes a federal community or it will no longer count for anything in the world.”
The Pope’s remarks came ahead of a G20 summit in Germany.--Catholic Herald
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